June 30, 2014

Strawberry Bars Recipe

My childhood friend introduced me to strawberry bars when we were in our early twenties. My dietitian friend used raspberry jelly to make raspberry bars. She gave me the recipe, but it took years for me to make them again, despite how I enjoyed them. Since I makemy own strawberry jam, it only made sense to make strawberry bars for my own family.

As you can see, the strawberry jam spreads throughout the bars instead of remaining as distinct filling. Use any jam or jelly of your preference to make strawberry bars. You'll be glad you did. The original recipe called for a 10 ounce jar of jelly. I only used 8 ounces, and it was just fine.

Homemade strawberry jam is actually much simpler to make than I thought. I don't even can mine; instead I freeze it.

Do you prefer strawberries or raspberries? (I don't prefer either...but like them both in foods and smoothies. It's a texture thing.)

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